Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-02-26
NORTH SHORE NOTES.
The NJ. E. sociable cleared s4s.


England today.
Capt. Baldwin and daughter were over
from the Fort Monday.
It's girl at Maloney's instead of a
boy, as reported last week.
Hon. John Flittie returned Tuesday,
after an absence of six weeks.
Episcopal services tomorrow morning
and evening at the schoolhouse.
Agent J. E. jerks went to St. Paul
Monday to he absent a week or ten days.
Dennis Kelley has been appointed
customs officer at Minot-a good selec-
ton.
Editor sibley has been appointed post
master at Cando, vice c. H. Ensign re
moved.
c. F. Anderson, the rustling Rugby
Junction merchant, has gone to St. Paul
on business.
W. D. McClintock. clerk of court of
McHenry county. came in from the
front Wednesday.
H. L. Prescott is sick IN Boston. He
was expected home today, but writes
that he is unable to start.
John Olson and Jennie Olson of Sweet
water were united in marriage last Sat-
urday by the Rev. T. H. Shecklcr.
Treasurer Serumgard left for Coopers-
town Monday to look after some land to
which he recently received a patent.
Rev. Babin has received large num-
Der of prayer books for this parish, tho
gift Of an eastern missionary society.
D. G. Currier. of Minneapolis, was in
tho city Thursday making casual sur
vey of tho field looking for investments.
Chas. Kemp, OF Churchs Ferry, passed
through on Mondays train en- route for
Ann Arbor, Mich, where he will spend
a month.
Judge Easterly, special land agent for
Dakota, came up from Fargo Thursday
evening on business connected with
proofs in this district.
Attorneys O. Brien, McGee and Bren-
nan went to Fargo early in the week to
lock horns on the Olson assignment.
They were loaded for bear.
Editor Nye, of the Sun, Johnny Jones,
Halvor Severinson and Nelson Douglass
were among tho Churchs Ferry folks
who were in town Monday.
J. H. Smith, the Crary merchant. was
/ i,,t IL
0OO bushels of wheat have been market
ed at that station the past season.
Frank Lycan, one of the popular trav-
cling men who sells plenty of goods ir
this city, is the happy father of baby
daughter, born at Grand Forks on Friday
last.
Wanted, a good secondhand atone
ment. cheap. for the young man who wa.
heard to say the other evening in churct
that "a nickel was as much rs he carec
to give for that sort of a thing
w. N. Steele came up Wednesday from
Minneapolis, where he now lives. HI
was looking after the machine Interests
Of Roberts, Throp e. Co., the Three Riv
ers, Mich, manufacturers for whom h
is the general agent in the west.
Frank Palmer, who has lived upon th
shores of Devils lake for nineteen years
left Thursday for Indiana. his forme
home, ITO see the folks" his first visi
to Hoosierlom since he left there in 1866
He will be absent about month.
Theodore Garfield, formerly with w
N.Moore in this city, has formed a copart
nership with George Radley; and tn
firm will open hardware, tin and stow
store at Cando. They are energeti
lyoung men and will doubtless succeed
Judge John w. Bennett, of Bottineau
prominent candidate for territorial i'm
city on his way home from Bismarc
Tuesday. Gov. Church told him an ar
lpointment would not be made until afte
the legislative adjournment.
The Argus of Fargo is authority fo
the statement that A. H. Noyes, of Gran
Forl =, and ]. F. McGoe, of this city
have formed u acopartnership and will re
move to Minneapolis. Noyes e. McGe
will make good legal team, and the In
rER-OcEAN predicts big success fo
them. ........
The very novel sight of a snow storr
from clear sky was witnessed in thi
, city Tuesday morning. Snow com
D menced to fall before daylight, and cor
tinued to come down gently, but regu
!. larly, until night, at which time nearl
an inch had been added to the alread
copious supply.
Pat Kelly, the we'll known rallroa
man, returned from Montreal Wednes
!. day, where he put in some hard licks fo
Dakota and did justice to the ice carn
val. He IS much improved in healtf
and expects to go to the front Monda,
We hope to see Pat at the head of tn
railroad procession some day.
A we'll known young man of Webste
township let his woodpile run down an
during the recent blizzard he was CON
PEELED to borrow stick from neighbol
carrying it three miles on his shoulder
The neiyhbors are of the opinion that
: he was married his wife would eithe
: remind him of the low condition of hi
} woodpile or do the carrying herself.
Railroad Extension.
President Hill of the Manitoba roat
writing to c. 3. c. Dougherty, editor {
the Langdon (Cavllier county, Courie
in regard to the proposei extension {